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A survey of the spiritual antichrist opening the secrets of familism and antinomianism in…A survey of the spirituall antichrist opening the secrets of familisme and antinomianisme in…
A survey of the spiritual antichrist opening the secrets of familism and antinomianism in the antichristian doctrine of John Saltmarsh and Will. Del, the present preachers of the army now in England, and of Robert Town, by Samuel Rutherfurd ...A survey of the spirituall antichrist opening the secrets of familisme and antinomianisme in the antichristian doctrine of John Saltmarsh and Will. Del, the present preachers of the army now in England, and of Robert Town, by Samuel Rutherfurd ...
London: printed by J.D. & R.I. for Andrew Crooke, 1648
Part 1 › Chapter 30: Familists will have all externals indifferent.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To conclude, I know none that would wring the sword out of the Parliaments hand, but these that force the Parliament by the terror of twenty thousand armed men, either to grant their unjust demands by Thursday at night next, or they will take some extraordinary course with them.
So Beacon in his Familisticall Catechism, p. 189. would prove the truth of this,1 that all externals are indifferent, by Gal. 6.15. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature, and 1 Cor. 10.29. Now by outward things Familists must mean all outward worship or Idolatry, and why not acts of saving or destroying our brother, the taking or not taking of your neighbours wife to please her in love, for the Law of love, of Spirit and life is more Royal and excellent, then committing Idolatry or not committing Idolatry, then murder, adultery, perjury, &c. or not doing of these outward things, because the Law of love, is the cause and general Commandment of the whole Law and above externals; but if these be indifferent, so as we must, for love and the unity of the Spirit, do them, or not do them; then Peter was not to be blamed by Paul, Gal. 2. for he pleased the Jews in that he did, but Paul saith in Judaizing in a less matter, he was to be blamed, and looked awry to the Gospel.
So Beacon in his Familisticall Catechisme, p. 189. would prove the truth of this,1 that all externalls are indifferent, by Gal. 6.15. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature, and